| preliminary observations on infection of brackish and fresh water fish by heterophyid encysted metacercariae in egypt. | the infection status with heterophyids in the second intermediate host fish obtained from brackish and fresh water resources in dakahlia governorate, northern egypt was investigated. encysted metacercariae (emc) in the fish species mugil cephalus, mugil capito, mugil auratus, tilapia nilotica, and tilapia zilli from brackish water and t. nilotica and t. zilli from fresh water were isolated by artificial digestion method and identified by microscopic examination. morphometric analysis of emc isol ... | 2008 | 18537032 |